Holder for tubes of tooth paste, shaving cream, and the like



1,637,883 Aug. 2, 1927. E. STURK HOLDER FOR TUBES OF TOO-TH PASTE,SHAVING CREAM, AND THE LIKE Filed April 25. 1925 Patented Aug 2, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EVALD E. STURK, OF ALTADENA', CALIFORNIA.

HOLDER FOR TUBES OF TOOTH PASTE, SHAVING CREAM, ID THE LIKE.

Application filed April 25, 1925. Serial No. 25,791.

This invention has for one of its objects the provision of a novel,simple and inexpensive holder for tubes of tooth paste or shaving cream,tooth brushes, shaving brushes and safety razors.

A further object of the invention-is the provision of a holder of thecharacter stated which shall include means by which the tooth paste orshaving cream-can be readily expressed from the tube without removingthe latter from the holder..

A further object of the invention is the.

provision of a holder of the'character stated which shall includemeansby which the discharge opening of the tubeican be closed to prevent thecasual displacement of the con-- tents of the tube and to prevent airfrom contacting with and hardening the contents adjacent the dischargeopening.

The foregoing and other objects are attained by the construction,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described andclaimedfand illustrated in the.

' ing taken on the plane indicated by the line 55 of Figure 1, and

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view taken on the plane indicated by theline 66 of -Figure 1..

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in thefollowingdescription, and designated in the several views of the accompanyingdrawing, by similar reference characters.

The holder comprises a receptacle having a back 1, sides 2, a bottom 3,and a top 4, the front side of the receptacle being fully open. The back1 extends above and below the receptacle as indicated at 5 and 6-,respectively The upper extensionb which is Y preferab y of circularformation is provided for the purpose of ornamentation, and if desiredadvertising matter may be embossed, printed or otherwise appliedthereto. The

4 are formed from a single blank of sheet 7 metal, or other suitablematerial such, for instance, as porcelain, portions 3 and 3 of which areoverlapped and secured together by rivets 8 and 9 to provide the bottom3. The securing of the portions 3 and 3" together maintains thesides 2in proper position withresp'eet to each other and the back 1, and saidportions form integral extensions of the sides. The back 1 and extension6 are provlded with openings 10 to permit the holder to be secured to aWall or other support by nails 11 or thelike.

A tube 12 of tooth paste or shaving cream is adapted to be arrangedwithin the receptacle in inverted position with its lower end contactingwith the upper side of the bottom 3 and its threaded nozzle 13 extendingthrough an opening 14 in the bottom. The lower end of the tube 12 issecured to the bottom 3 by means of a cap 15 which ismounted on thenozzle 13 and contacts with the under side of the bottom and which isprovlded with an opening 16 through which the contents of the tube isdischarged when the upper end thereof is rolled. A key 17 which isengaged with the upper end of the tube 12 and which is slidably androtatably mounted in vertical slots 18 inthe sides 2, provides means bywhich the tube may be rolled when it is desiredto force a portion of itscontents through the discharge 0 ening 16. The key 17 is provided withwas ers 19 loosely mounted thereon'and contacting. with the outersurfaces of-the sides 2. The key 17 is provided atgne end with a fingergrip 20 which contacts with bn'e of"the" washers 19 and at the other endthereof with projections 20 which contact with the other washer. Thehand grip 20, projections 20 and washers 19 are adapted to prevent anyendwise movement of the key with respect to the receptacle. The slots 18extend throughthe upper edges of the sides 2, and

to prevent those portionsrofihe sides situated forwardly beyond theslots from having any lateral movement during the turning of the key thetop 4 is provided with channeled side pieces or'flanges 21 which snuglyreceive the upper ends of the sides. The top 4 is pivoted to-the sides 2by pins or rivets 22 and is provided with a 'finger piece 23 by means ofwhich it may be moved into and out of closed position. As the top Lmaybe' raised or moved into opened position, the tube 12 and key 17 may bereadily applied to or removed from the receptacle.

To prevent the casual displacement of the contents of the tube 12through the diseharge'opening 16 and'to prevent the hardening of thecontents adjacent said opening, a closure 24 is provided. This part iscarried by a lver 25 which is pivoted at'one end to the under side ofthe bottom 3 by the rivet 9 and which is provided at its front end witha finger piece 26. Theolosure 24 which is formed by depressin the lever25 between the ends thereof, ears against the entire lower side of thecap-15, and to permit of its free movement into 7 closed position thelower end thereof is charge the ,contents thereof will be readilyapparent to those skilled in the art to whic the invention appertains.Due to the construction of each, the to 4 and the lever 25 and the partsassociated therewith, may be readily made from blanks of sheet metal.While I have described and illustrated the device which I nowconsider tobe the best embodiment of. the" invention, I desire to have itunderstood that the device shownis merely illustrative, and that suchchanges may be made when desired as are within the scope ofthe inventionasclaimed.

What is claimed is A holder of the character set' forth, comprising areceptacle fully open at thefront and provided in its bottom with anopenin and in its sides with slots extending throu -the upper endsthereof, a top pivoted to t e sides and provided with channeled flangesembracing the upper ends of the sides so as to prevent relative lateralmovement of those portions of the sides located forwardly and rearwardlybeyond the slots, a closure pivoted to the underside of the bottom, and

a tube winding key slidably and rotatably mounted in the slots.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EVALD E. STURK.

